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'''Internet Infidels''', owns and operates the website the [[Secular Web]]. Internet Infidels, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 [[A.D.]] by [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] and Brett Lemoine.  The [[Secular Web]] is a website which promotes [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], and [[Philosophical skepticism|skepticism]] on the [[internet]]. Its stated aim is to promote [[Naturalism (philosophy)|Metaphysical Naturalism]].<ref>[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/mission.html ''Defining our mission''] Internet Infidels. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref>  
 
'''Internet Infidels''', owns and operates the website the [[Secular Web]]. Internet Infidels, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 [[A.D.]] by [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] and Brett Lemoine.  The [[Secular Web]] is a website which promotes [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], and [[Philosophical skepticism|skepticism]] on the [[internet]]. Its stated aim is to promote [[Naturalism (philosophy)|Metaphysical Naturalism]].<ref>[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/mission.html ''Defining our mission''] Internet Infidels. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref>  
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[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref> The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]).  
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[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref> The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]] and [[Atheist apologetics]]).  
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== Internet Infidels' significant drop in web traffic  ==
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== Internet Infidels: Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic  ==
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{{See also|Internet atheism}}
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See also: [[Secular Web#Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic|Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic]] and [[Internet atheism]]
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According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref> On July 31, 2016, Alexa indicated that Internet Infidels website is losing global market share.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http%3A%2F%2Finfidels.org Alexa - Internet Infidels]</ref> See also: [[Growth of global desecularization]]
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Internet Infidels has lost a significant portion of its web traffic (See: [[Secular Web#Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic|Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic]]).
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[[File:Internet Infidels web traffic alexa.png|thumbnail|center|400px|On July 31, 2016, the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]] indicated that the Internet Infidels website has a global ranking of 241,738 which is quite low.]]
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=== Internet Infidel's website loss of Google referral traffic ===
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==JP Holding and Internet Infidels==
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[[File:Internet Infidels Google referral traffic as of July 20, 2023 according to SEMRush.jpg|thumbnail|center|1400px|Since 2011, the Secular Web's website lost a high proportion of its Google referral web traffic.
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=== Internet Infidels loss of web traffic in the past - Other historical data ===
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According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref> According to [[Alexa]], the Secular Web experienced a drop in online global market share in 2017 and 2018.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/04/secular-web-lost-global-market-share.html Secular Web lost global market share in the first half of 2017 according to Alexa]</ref><ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2018/10/these-atheist-websites-lost-global.html 5 atheist websites that lost global market share in 2018 according to Alexa], [[Examining Atheism]], October 22, 2018</ref>
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On August 19, 2019, Alexa ranked the Secular Web the 285,436th most popular website in the world in web traffic and it was dropping in global market share at the time.
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==JP Holding, Internet Infidels and rebuttals ==
 
Although JP Holding has written rebuttals of the prominent members of the skeptical community such as [[David Hume]],<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref> [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]],<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref> Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:
 
Although JP Holding has written rebuttals of the prominent members of the skeptical community such as [[David Hume]],<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref> [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]],<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref> Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:
 
   
 
   
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* [[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref>
 
* [[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref>
 
* Kyle Gerkin <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref>
 
* Kyle Gerkin <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref>
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== Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued ==
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''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] and [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]]
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In 2007, the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.<ref>http://spaninquis.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/internet-infidels-seems-to-be-melting/</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheist factions]]
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The Internet Infidels Discussion Board became the Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board (FRDB), but now the discussion board is no longer on the internet.
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The atheist/[[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] had been a moderator of its Evolution/Creation forum, but he resigned in 2004. Generally speaking, evolutionists do poor in debates.
      
== See also ==
 
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*[[Atheism and the internet]]
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*[[Internet atheism]]
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*[[Ineffectiveness of atheist internet outreach]]
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*[[Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world]]
 
*[[Atheism]]
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
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*[https://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
 
*[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great Tinfoil Age]
 
*[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great Tinfoil Age]
 
*[http://www.infidels.org/ Internet Infidels]
 
*[http://www.infidels.org/ Internet Infidels]
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